Introduction and analysis of the latest changes in head and neck cancer staging
10.3969/j.issn.1000-8179.2017.23.506
- VernacularTitle:最新头颈部肿瘤分期变革的分析与探讨
- Author:
HUANG LU
1
,
2
;
四川省肿瘤医院研究所
;
CAI YONGCONG
;
ZHOU YUXIU
;
SUN RONGHAO
;
WANG WEI
;
SUI CHUNYAN
;
TU JING
;
WANG KE
;
LI QIAOLI
Author Information
1. 成都医学院临床医学院 成都市610047
2. 四川省肿瘤医院研究所
- Keywords:
head and neck cancer;
TNM;
tumor staging;
clinical staging
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology
2017;44(23):1208-1211
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The TNM staging system is an essential standard for cancer treatment and evaluation, and is used to assess a patient''s prog-nosis. Therefore, every update made to the system is of great significance. According to the recently released edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual, several major changes to head and neck cancer staging have been made. In this pa-per, we analyze the advantages and disadvantages of these amendments and offer a direction for making future amendments. Our goal is to provide a brief introduction of recent research on head and neck cancers, which can be used as a reference by clinicians.
